Our Lviv
Lviv is an open air museum, embodiment of the Ukrainian culture and European charm, unforgettable panoramas and unique monuments of architecture, old traditions and, surely, flavored coffee in the legendary Lviv coffee houses. Guests are charmed by the special atmosphere of majestic calmness reigning in the city and pleasantly striking hospitality of local habitants.
Lviv is the city of numerous old universities, unique scientific establishments and archives, famous libraries and museums. You can stroll about quiet streets, each time opening something new and interesting for yourself.
ST. YURA'S CATHEDRAL
Address: 5 Sviatoho Yura Sq.
St. Yura’s cathedral is the main Greek Catholic cathedral in Lviv. It’s one of the best architectural ensembles of the Ukrainian late baroque. The complex consists of St. Yura’s cathedral, metropolitan palace, bell tower, fence with the two gates “from the market” and “from the city”. The cathedral is decorated with unique plastic stone carving and monumental sculpture.
OPERA HOUSE
Address: 28 Svobody Ave. tel. +38 (0322) 72-85-61
The academic state theater of opera and ballet named after Solomiya Krushelnytska is definitely an architectural gem of Lviv. It is considered one of the most luxurious theaters of Europe. Grandeur and perfection of structure are striking. Yet greater delight is aroused by the theater interior: it is decorated with multicoloured marble and gilt.
ORGAN HALL
Address: 10 Bandery St.
The House of Organ and Chamber Music (the former church of saint Maria Magdalena) is Lviv cultural establishment, founded in 1960. The church of saint Maria Magdalena was built in the period from 1600 to 1612. The church got its present form in 1870. The elements of Baroque and Renaissance are combined in the architecture of the building.
THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY
Address: 2, 4, 6, 24 Rynok Sq. tel. +38 (0322) 72-06-71
The Lviv historical museum, founded in 1893, is one of the oldest museums of Ukraine.
The museum contains over 300 thousand exhibits. All sights and exhibits of the Lviv historical museum are placed in several buildings.
The historical museum and its branches:
- Royal halls;
- Department of new and modern history;
- Department of ancient world and Middle Ages history;
- Museum of Bandinelli;
- Armoury.
THE MUSEUM OF BEER
Address: 18 Kleparevska St. tel. +38 (032) 294 80 65; +38 032 294 80 26
The first museum of brewing in Ukraine, with an area of over 500 square meters, is located in the building of the ÕIX century. There is an exclusive collection of various exhibits among which you can see antique beer mugs with trade marks stamped on glass, beer beakers, made in various styles and brought from different European countries, recipe books of the XIX century. Guests can visit the tasting room where everyone can taste legendary drink and get souvenirs.
MARKET SQUARE (PLOSHCHA RYNOK)
Address: Market Square
Market Square, located in the city’s heart “within the walls”, is the center of trade and social activity in the city. In the Middle Ages there was brisk trade. Stone scales, punishment pillory, fish pool were located on the square. The building of city council – Ratusha - has been situated at all times in the square’s center. There are forty-five buildings on the square, forty-five monuments of architectural value - it is the unique museum in the open air, visual history of Lviv architecture.
Every building has its own interesting history. You can see the most ancient constructions, in their original form, are the Renaissance buildings: “ Black Stone Building ”, “Kornyakt Palace”.
Lviv region
Lviv region's territory is 21.8 thousand sq. km. Population: 2,800,000 .The Lv i v region is situated in the Western part of Ukraine and is one of its most developed region. In the north and northwest it borders upon Volyn and Rivne regions, in the west and southwest upon Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, in the south upon Transcarpathian regions and in the west upon Poland. The region area makes 3.6 % of the territory of Ukraine. The main tourist destinations of the region are:
Lviv - is an ancient Ukrainian city, one of the biggest cultural, economical and transport centers of Ukraine. The first mention about it dates back to 1256. The city is situated in the valley of the Poltva River, the tributary of the Bug. Lviv was founded by the Prince of Halych Danylo Romanovych who named the town in honour of his son Lev. In 1356 according to the norms of the Magdeburg Law Lv i v was given the autonomy.
The city of Lv i v played a special role in the Ukrainian nation's history. It was a spiritual center for Ukrainians, their center of the social and political, economical, cultural and educational life. At the same time Lv i v became the bright page in the history of Polish, Jewish, German, Armenian people. The city takes the first place in Ukraine by the number of historical and architectural monuments. It is distinguished for its unique beauty, monuments, and variety of architectural styles. The central part of Lv i v is included in the UNESCO world heritage.
Other sights:
Shevchenkivskyi Hai (the museum of folk-life and architecture) - This scansen represents an open-air museum of the Ukrainian wooden architecture and different utilities of the village life. It is situated in Shevchenkivskyi Hai (forest) - one of most picturesque sites of Lvov. More than 10 thousand of craft-items from various ethnographical regions of the Western Ukraine can be found in this museum. The visitors can feel the unique atmosphere of picturesque Ukrainian villages. The gems of this museum are the wooden churches from the Carpathian region - the most exquisite examples of Ukrainian wooden architecture.
Oleskiy Castle - It is a monument of the 14th -17th cc. architecture and contains a rich collection of paintings, sculpture and furniture from the 16th - 19thcc.
Zolochivsky Castle - construction reflecting typical European military architecture and has not had significant reconstruction for centuries. Built in 1630 like a citadel with bastions, it's surrounded by barrages.
Zhovkva town - There were private residencies of the crown hetman Stanislaw Zolkiewski and the King Jan the Third Sobieski, the military headquarter of Russian Tsar Peter the First, place of born and childhood of the Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnitsky - establisher of Ukrainian State in XVII century. Zhovkva is the only example in Ukraine saved Renaissance "Ideal" city-citadel, the real pearl of national architecture heritage. Today on the small territory of the city, there are present two monuments of city house building, 55 architecture's monuments on world, national and regional level, two monuments of landscape architecture, 15 historical monuments.
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